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I really like this idea: thin 335 style body but fully hollow like a 330 with mini-hums. Not a common configuration but I think really attractive in a lot of ways.
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09-12-2024 01:32 PM
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That looks like it could be my next search and find! I have a 335 with full size hums, Casino with P90's and a Riviera with semi hollow body and 3 P90's. What I'd really like is a lightweight (hollow) body with hums, and I really miss my '64 Riviera that was a semi hollow with mini-hums. Where to look?
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If this is the model, there are a few of them on eBay: Archtop Tribute AT135STP | eBay
Originally Posted by Jimmy Mack
I don't see this model on their website, perhaps it's been discontinued: Archtop Tribute — Westville Guitars
All Models — Westville Guitars
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The Peerless Renaissance is built like that. The one I have is very light and comfortable. I don't think they make them anymore but used ones come up occasionally for a pretty fair price.
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Those are the 335 style with a solid center block. This one is the AT130MH (as in 330 style with mini-hums) Originally Posted by Mick-7
サンサンマル･タイプのフルホロウ！
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Thanks, for those of us who cannot read Japanese: Originally Posted by Jim Soloway
https://www-walkin-co-jp.translate.goog/230231291370-2/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
Currency exchange calculator says $1400! - Really?
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Plus case and shipping. (And maybe taxes) Originally Posted by Mick-7
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Yeah I was always surprised that 330 with humbuckers didn't catch on further. I think it's the perfect combo.
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There was one made briefly (ES-333 satin). I've never played one, but I heard a guy play one at a jam a couple of times. It sounds great. They're pretty rare, though, and cost quite a bit for a no-frills Gibson (asking prices are ~$2500). Originally Posted by omphalopsychos
Yeah I was always surprised that 330 with humbuckers didn't catch on further. I think it's the perfect combo.
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What's your budget? Originally Posted by Jimmy Mack
Define "lightweight".
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A few hollowbodies with HBs that come to mind:
PRS SE Hollowbody Standard
PRS SE Hollowbody Standard Piezo
PRS SE Hollowbody II Piezo
PRS Core 594 McCarty Hollowbody II
PRS Core Hollowbody II Piezo
Ibanez AMH90
Godin 5th Avenue CW Kingpin II HB
Godin 5th Avenue Jumbo HB
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All of those Ebay ones are actually the same guitar. The different ads are from people/firms willing to buy it for you (from the store selling it, at the price in their ads) then send it to you. Ebay allows that, and it's a PITA Originally Posted by Mick-7
XE.com says $1254.27; you always use the 'without tax' price as the tax is for Japanese residents. Originally Posted by Mick-7
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Just a moment...
I have one of these and absolutely love it. Exact same year and mini-hum config. I think I will play it tonight during my normal playing time after work. This one is on the pricey side. I paid a few hundred dollars less than half its price back in about 2018.
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That's very cool! The Japanese builders/factory are putting out a lot of interesting guitars these days. I just picked up a Stringphonic L-5ish guitar w/ a CC pickup, a configuration I've always wanted to try out.
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Hmm, I see that they usually use the same stock photo for each model but these are all used guitars so you'd think they'd be different. Their descriptions are often laughable, e.g., "Neck condition: almost straight" Originally Posted by jim777
Woah, that's quite a domestic sales tax! Originally Posted by jim777
XE.com says $1254.27; you always use the 'without tax' price as the tax is for Japanese residents.
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10%. It's not especially high by international standards. GST in Canada ranges from 7% to 17% depending on the province. Originally Posted by Mick-7
Hmm, I see that they usually use the same stock photo for each model but these are all used guitars so you'd think they'd be different. Their descriptions are often laughable, e.g., "Neck condition: almost straight"
Woah, that's quite a domestic sales tax!
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Yes, looks like the exchange rate has dropped.... Originally Posted by Jim Soloway
What are the taxes and/or other import fees on these? Has anyone here bought a guitar from a dealer in Japan?
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I've bought a bunch of used guitars from Ishibashi, and one or two from Kurasawa. Usually you pay the exchange rate, and shipping, which is usually somewhere between $200 and $250. Also, if you see something you really like on Reverb from a Japanese store, you usually save a good hunk of cash by getting it directly from the store's Japanese website.
Lastly, I've never had to pay Customs fees on any of the dozen or so guitars I've purchased from Japan. Probably just luck, but there it is.
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Emily's 330 looks like it has a stop tail(?) Originally Posted by omphalopsychos
Yeah I was always surprised that 330 with humbuckers didn't catch on further. I think it's the perfect combo.
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An ES-330 with humbuckers or mini-hums sounds great. Gibson did a few here and there, and did the Gibson Memphis 2019 Limited MOD Series. It's possible to surmount their tendency to be feedback machines, as demonstrated by this guy on a weekly basis with his somewhat modified beater. One of these days...
Last edited by Hammertone; 09-21-2024 at 09:30 PM.
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ES-330 feedback not always unwanted: Originally Posted by Hammertone
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